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What a great tag match! The rest of the show has been disappointing so far IMO, but that match was far better than I was expecting.

Does Barry Windham count? He certainly got title shots and main event feuds, but I'm not sure he ever really had a "big money run." Heck, he never won a legitimate World Title (I refuse to count the bastardized WCW NWA/International/Big Gold title from 1993 as a real World Title).

The situations are completely different, and Alberto is indeed 100x worse, but the man-child behavior is the same for both at the core. Instead of going on Twitter like a toddler, Tama could have talked to the office, talked to J.R. privately, or any other number of things an adult would do to rectify a professional situation. Well, I didn't really want to get into politics here - even if it's sort of on-topic because of Trump's history with WWE, status as a WWE HOFer, etc. But yes, celebrities do the same thing too. They're another group of Peter Pans though. My point is, Joe Sixpack with the 9 to 5 job isn't rambling about his co-worker on Twitter (and if he is, there will be actual repercussions for his actions).

Indeed, and I don't mind juvenile locker room behavior if it's going to somehow draw money somewhere. This definitely won't, and neither will Alberto's constant stupidity. Granted, I'm sure Alberto thinks being a loud-mouthed drunken dickhead will expose more people to GFW, but I don't see any of his babbling nonsense actually translating into viewers. If anything, it's only turning people off.

I get all of that - I really do. But an adult handles his business like a professional. A child goes on Twitter and throws a tantrum. I have absolutely no respect for the way Tonga went about it. Maybe it's just a sore spot with me, but I'm getting REALLY tired of unprofessional toddlers like Tama Tonga, Alberto El Patron, etc. constantly running their mouths like giant 6-year-olds. I realize it's just wrestling and almost everyone's in a perpetual state of arrested development, but it gets tiring. Would anyone else be able to act this way in their job/career? No.

I'm not as well-versed on this situation as others, but a few random thoughts: - J.R. and Barnett are bigger draws than "Hermie" and "The Jackal." Really not tough to understand why NJPW made that decision. I heard the Bucks weren't happy with Barnett "burying" them on commentary though. - Not having time to e-mail someone back would ordinarily sound like bullshit to me, but even J.R.'s website's blog and Q&A haven't been updated recently. I guess the answer depends on when Scott E. Williams' widow sent the e-mail. - Are we sure J.R. didn't start over with another author after Scott E. Williams passed away? Paul O'Brien is listed as the co-author now, and it would seem highly unusual to have two co-authors. (I realize Flair's book did, but that's the exception, not the rule.) Edit: After reading the tweets, it seems J.R. is now promising Williams will be on the cover for helping him with the book early on. Whether that's because Bix got on his case, I don't know. Edit: Just saw this tweet. 'Bad Boy' Tama Tonga‏Verified account @Tama_Tonga Commentating sucked at the #G1Special..at least @realkevinkelly knows the storylines and OUR F#CKING NAMES He's not wrong, but he sounds like an unprofessional ass IMO. That's the problem with wrestling these days. Too many immature man-child types (Tama Tonga, Alberto, etc.) and not any honest-to-goodness grown-ups. Tama Tonga should change his name to Tama Toddler.

He's been "doing fine on the indies" his entire career. Going back to that feels like a lateral move and stale to me. *Shrug* At least Cody's run on the indies is something new and fresh for him.

IF he asked for his release, I think he made a mistake. Let's look at his WWE history: - He flopped in NXT. After an ill-fated face run, he turned heel and fared only slightly better. - After an injury, he got called right up to the main roster a year before anyone thought he would. - He got to open WrestleMania. Yes, pre-show and all of that, but the fact that he was in that spot instead of still at Full Sail had to be considered a bonus IMO. - Lost three times to Neville, which is admittedly strange, but I was hoping that would be his way out of the CW division - or at least the catalyst for a heel turn since he's one of the worst babyfaces ever (although, to be fair, he was over with the main WWE audience as a face). So, if he wanted out for ego reasons, stupid and silly mistake. I get that you don't want to spend years languishing in the opening card like Cody Rhodes and Jack Swagger did, but Aries could have at least stuck around a little while longer. His run was too brief for him to give WWE a real chance. All of that is, of course, assuming that HE wanted the release. That may not be the case though, especially considering WWE's "Vegans are geeks" culture. Who knows?

No one really gives a flying fuck about 205 Live or the Cruiserweight Division, but I thought his feud and matches with Neville got good reactions and a decent amount of airtime. The only problem, I suppose, from Airies' perspective was that he lost three in a row.

From WWE.com: WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Superstar Austin Aries. WWE wishes Aries the best in all of his future endeavors. http://www.wwe.com/article/austin-aries-released This is a real shocker and I think it deserves its own thread. Wonder what the hell happened.

WWE.com: WWE 24 - Kurt Angle: Homecoming on WWE Network to feature Dixie Carter

WWE.com: WWE 24 - Kurt Angle: Homecoming on WWE Network to feature Dixie Carter

Forbes: Massive WWE Leak Exposes 3 Million Wrestling Fans' Addresses, Ethnicities And More

Paige was supposedly in the crowd for Slammiversary:

Oh maaaan, Natalya is an absolute trip on Total Divas - drunk-dialing Stephanie, purposely crashing her car so WWE wouldn't discover that she ate pot brownies given to her by Paige, and just generally being a neurotic "crazy cat lady" type. It's amazing!

WWE.com: Marble-mouthed catastrophe Lita to call Mae Young Classic with Jim Ross

Don't know if I'd call her my favorite part, but she was a lot better than I expected - and a lot better than most people are giving her credit for. Because she's not Mrs. Wrestling II, everyone wants to shit all over her. Give me an entertaining character who can do the basics well and I'll prefer that to an indy rasslin' ROH flippity floppity ...diver every time.

I'm halfway through the series, and while this isn't quite as good as some of Netflix's best series (Stranger Things, One Day at a Time, Grace and Frankie, etc.), it's still pretty damn good. Hope it doesn't get cancelled after 2-3 seasons.

If you mean Bully Ray, he's absolutely awful now and has been for a while. Cody doesn't particularly excite me either, but given the choice between him and the stale Bully Ray, I'd pick Cody every time.

Maria and Mike appeared on Smackdown during a commercial. Are they already DOA?

After watching the Enzo and Cass segment, I will admit it was incredibly effective. Cass showed new personality and fire, and Enzo straight up earned an Emmy with his tears (which - let's face it - were probably real, because he knows Test 2.0 has a rocket strapped to his back while his own future is a lot more uncertain). With that said, I still don't think it was a good idea. They're leaving a lot money on the table IMO. Enzo and Cass could have been a beloved tag team for years to come. Will they ever be The Revival? No. But they could have easily been the New Age Outlaws. Fret all you want, but the NAO had major success!

Cass turning on Enzo is such a terrible idea.

I hated most of the booking, yet this was a more enjoyable show to me than the last few PPVs. Despite bad finishes, it was a fun PPV that didn't feel like a 5-hour slog to get through.

If someone told me Maria came out with Heath Slater, I would've believed them.

What the hell are Maria and Mike Kanellis supposed to be?